Long story short a guy from colorado that deer hunts with us got my dad, my brother, and I permission to hunt on his family land in North Dakota. Questions are how hard is it to get a tag? Can landowners tranfer tags there? The land is around Binford and I was wondering are there mule deer that far east? Also how is the predator hunting around there? What is the lay of the land(farm ground or pasture)? The guy that got us on the land doesn't know much about it other then his cousins own alot of land and don't hunt. Thanks for the help.
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sparky. a non-res tag is kinda hard to get. they give out a low % to non-res for each unit.
no mulies there.
that area used to be fantasic up till a few years ago#'s wise and still may be good if you have good land to hunt.
plenty of coyotes around and easy to get permission.
good luck
no mulies there.
that area used to be fantasic up till a few years ago#'s wise and still may be good if you have good land to hunt.
plenty of coyotes around and easy to get permission.
good luck
Rocky1
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Originally Posted By: borkonsparky. a non-res tag is kinda hard to get. they give out a low % to non-res for each unit.
no mulies there.
that area used to be fantasic up till a few years ago#'s wise and still may be good if you have good land to hunt.
plenty of coyotes around and easy to get permission.
good luck
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Only option you might have there would be bow season Sparky. Not sure what the regulations are on non-resident bow tag. Gun tag is all lottery system, non-resident numbers are LOW in each unit. Doe tags they'll give away, buck tags are few and far between.
No one can legally transfer a tag in ND.
No muleys in the Binsford area that I'm aware of. There are scattered pockets of muleys in a few locations throughout the state, however Game and Fish does not always allow hunting of those deer in isolated populations. Tags may be issued Antlered Mule Deer, Antlered Whitetail Deer, or Any Antlered, any or all of these may be available within any given unit where mule deer exist. Non-Resident hunters have pretty slim odds on Muley Buck though. Most muley units see 3 - 10 times the number of applications for buck licenses available, most residents that muley hunt, apply there regularly to keep their preference points high. If you go to the ND Game and Fish website and look under Deer License, I believe, you can look up the deer hunting unit map, there you'll find a list of licenses available for the unit with breakdown for resident/non-resident, antlered/antlerless, mule deer/whitetail/any, licenses issued/applications received.
Binsford area has some good territory for yotes, and there's some better territory to the west of Binsford however you start getting over toward the Reservation, and there you'll need additional licenses.
Wish I could afford you some better news, unfortunately that's as good as it gets. If you decide to play the lottery, apply for buck only, don't list a second choice. If you don't get drawn you get 2 points in the lottery system, if you put a doe in as second choice and draw the doe tag, you only get 1 preference point.
no mulies there.
that area used to be fantasic up till a few years ago#'s wise and still may be good if you have good land to hunt.
plenty of coyotes around and easy to get permission.
good luck
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Only option you might have there would be bow season Sparky. Not sure what the regulations are on non-resident bow tag. Gun tag is all lottery system, non-resident numbers are LOW in each unit. Doe tags they'll give away, buck tags are few and far between.
No one can legally transfer a tag in ND.
No muleys in the Binsford area that I'm aware of. There are scattered pockets of muleys in a few locations throughout the state, however Game and Fish does not always allow hunting of those deer in isolated populations. Tags may be issued Antlered Mule Deer, Antlered Whitetail Deer, or Any Antlered, any or all of these may be available within any given unit where mule deer exist. Non-Resident hunters have pretty slim odds on Muley Buck though. Most muley units see 3 - 10 times the number of applications for buck licenses available, most residents that muley hunt, apply there regularly to keep their preference points high. If you go to the ND Game and Fish website and look under Deer License, I believe, you can look up the deer hunting unit map, there you'll find a list of licenses available for the unit with breakdown for resident/non-resident, antlered/antlerless, mule deer/whitetail/any, licenses issued/applications received.
Binsford area has some good territory for yotes, and there's some better territory to the west of Binsford however you start getting over toward the Reservation, and there you'll need additional licenses.
Wish I could afford you some better news, unfortunately that's as good as it gets. If you decide to play the lottery, apply for buck only, don't list a second choice. If you don't get drawn you get 2 points in the lottery system, if you put a doe in as second choice and draw the doe tag, you only get 1 preference point.
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Uncle Jimbo
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To build off of what Rocky was telling you:
Any non-resident is able to purchase an archery only license that is good for whitetail deer and is not unit specific (ie, whole state). The last few years, the first non-resident archery only mule deer licenses have been available to the first 1500 that purchase them. With the deer populations plummeting in many parts of the state that option may or may not change for 2012.
As a non-resident, archery hunting is your only way to have a reasonable shot at hunting antlered deer in ND unless you are willing to wait several years.
Uncle Jimbo
Any non-resident is able to purchase an archery only license that is good for whitetail deer and is not unit specific (ie, whole state). The last few years, the first non-resident archery only mule deer licenses have been available to the first 1500 that purchase them. With the deer populations plummeting in many parts of the state that option may or may not change for 2012.
As a non-resident, archery hunting is your only way to have a reasonable shot at hunting antlered deer in ND unless you are willing to wait several years.
Uncle Jimbo
well thats kind of what i got off the dnr website. kansas needs to limit the non res like that too. i guess well put in and see how it goes. if atleast one person can draw we will al go. if we can draw a tag i hope it is not me i would go a call coyotes dad and brother only deer hunt. nothing else throw the shorthair in and look for some birds. thanks for the help
Rocky1
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Not sure if you can apply as a party, being non-resident, however you might want to avoid that option, if you can. If anyone in the party misses in the draw, the entire party is bumped. I don't think you can honestly; I think you have to apply seperately as non-residents.
You may want to apply for a non-resident bow tag too. You can shoot archery or primitive weapons during gun season, but you do have to wear orange. If you can find an abandoned farmstead where the deer are feeding, or moving through, with an old house, grain truck, grainery, or a barn for a stand, the orange might not make a lot of difference.
They typically don't get numbers and applications up on the website until late-April/early-May. If you apply on-line, you will be notified via e-mail whether you got a tag, and what kind of tag you received, several days before you receive them in the mail.
You may want to apply for a non-resident bow tag too. You can shoot archery or primitive weapons during gun season, but you do have to wear orange. If you can find an abandoned farmstead where the deer are feeding, or moving through, with an old house, grain truck, grainery, or a barn for a stand, the orange might not make a lot of difference.
They typically don't get numbers and applications up on the website until late-April/early-May. If you apply on-line, you will be notified via e-mail whether you got a tag, and what kind of tag you received, several days before you receive them in the mail.
You can NOT party hunt for deer in North Dakota period.... Once you shoot your deer you better put the gun away, the law doesn't like party hunting. I apply for a doe tag since I am from Minnesota and have gotten drawn for the last 5 years, I don't waste my time tring for a buck tag since non-residents very rarely get drawn. The deadline for non-residents to apply for the 3rd drawing is the end of July. A coyote tag runs $42 for non-residents.